4,000 rpm?

[XJ Dreamin']

You should go ride a bike..

Took me awhile to get used to my buddy's CBR 600

Rev it to 13,000 rpm, it don't care

Well, a bike I would expect. After all, small motor equals high rpm, as I said. Is that 13,000 four-stroke or two-stroke?

 

[GSequoia]

600cc four stroke.

 

[XJ Dreamin']

600cc four stroke.

Copy that. I haven't messed with bikes for 25 years.





How old does that make me?!

wildest I ever tried to sit on was a 400cc Hodaka. Only once.

 

[non-stick]

Celica GT-S 1.8-liter double overhead cam (DOHC) 16-valve 4-cylinder with Variable Valve Timing and Lift with intelligence (VVTL-i)
Displacement: 1.8 liters (1,796 cc)
Bore x Stroke: 82.0 mm x 85.0 mm
Compression ratio: 11.5:1
Induction system: Multi-point EFI
Ignition system: Electronic, with Toyota Direct Ignition system (TDI)
Horsepower: 180 hp @ 7,600 rpm
Torque: 130 lb.-ft. @ 6,800 rpm
Transmission: 6-speed manual - standard
4-speed Sportshift electronically controlled transmission (ECT) -available


Its a little bastard but with high compression and built for high revving horsepower. Its a nice contrast to the XJ. Quick car, not what I would call fast. But fun.

Got the same motor in my Corolla xRS. Power actually really kicks in around 6K and pulls like mad until the read line @ 8200. When I get on it I usually end up shifitng from 4th to 6th around 90+ and then coast back down to "reasonable" speed... And I still get 34 mpg average....

Just so I'm not totally off topic, it cruises at 4k all the time on the highway. In fact that is the Toyota recommended shift point.

 

[XJ Dreamin']

So, what I'm getting out of this is that the CVT Maxima's engine will be around 1.8L. Like I said - CVT lends itself to low torque systems.



fair warning :laugh3:

 

[Dirk Pitt]

So, what I'm getting out of this is that the CVT Maxima's engine will be around 1.8L. Like I said - CVT lends itself to low torque systems.



fair warning :laugh3:

It's actually a 255 hp, 252 ft-lb 3.5L VQ engine.

And guess where the peak torque is?

You guessed it 4400 rpm.

 

[XJ Dreamin']

It's actually a 255 hp, 252 ft-lb 3.5L VQ engine.

And guess where the peak torque is?

You guessed it 4400 rpm.

Bottom line: I suspect, instead of ramping up steadily with speed (as in the commercial), the rpm should go quickly to 4,000 and stay there until you let go of the gas pedal. My old school mindset felt like it should ramp and then fall, but it looks like they've got it set to ramp up quickly and hold.

I've wondered of late why they don't just go to a speed pedal instead of a throttle pedal. A full time interactive cruise control. Request a speed and the computer will give it to you when it is damn well good and ready.

Given that my XJ has the smallest engine I've ever owned, 3.5L still does not excite me greatly, although I admit 252 ftlb is pretty good for such a small engine